Warhead & Weapons Development

FORMER LLNL DIRECTOR: ‘3+2’ WARHEAD STRATEGY UNLIKELY TO BE REALIZED

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
3/28/2014
Budgetary pressure and technical considerations are likely to doom the Obama Administration’s “3+2” strategy for modernizing the nation’s nuclear stockpile, former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory…

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GEORGE DUDICH OUT AT B&W, CHANGES FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP

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GOVERNANCE PANEL TO CONGRESS: NNSA EXPERIMENT HAS FAILED

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FIRST SECRETARY OF ENERGY JAMES SCHLESINGER PASSES AWAY AT 85

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DOE OPENS DISCUSSIONS WITH LANL, LLNL PARENT COMPANIES ON FEE CUTS

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NATIONS AT NUKE SECURITY SUMMIT TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY FRAMEWORK

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PLANS TO SHIP MORE Pu TO U.S. RAISES CONCERNS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

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BILL GOLDSTEIN PICKED AS 12th LIVERMORE LABORATORY DIRECTOR

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CNS: JOB OFFERS TO EXISTING Y-12/PX EMPLOYEES TO COME APRIL 15-JUNE 2

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ICBM FORCE LEADERS REMOVED FROM COMMAND IN CHEATING SCANDAL

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LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS ON ALLEGED RUSSIAN INF VIOLATIONS

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FURTHER DELAYS FOR CANADIAN LIQUID HEU SHIPMENTS TO SAVANNAH RIVER

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DOE SCUTTLES PLANS TO PROVIDE PRO FORCE TRAINING SYSTEM TO RUSSIA

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DOE REVIEW FINDS CONCERNS OVER SELF-ASSESSMENTS OF SAFETY CULTURE

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AT SANDIA

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AT LOS ALAMOS

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AT OAK RIDGE

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AT SAVANNAH RIVER

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WRAP UP: IN CONGRESS, IN THE INDUSTRY

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